1. | John L. Lyons, III was born on 5 Jul 1804 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; died on 31 Mar 1887. Other Events and Attributes:
- Census: 1870, Orange Co, Texas
- Other-Begin: 8 Apr 1874, Orange Co, Texas; newspaper article
Notes:
Census:
1870 Orange Co, Texas
John Lions (Lyons) 1810 Louisiana
Amanda 57 1813 Louisiana
Albert 21 1849
Elbana 20 1850
Mary 14 1856 Louisiana
Lebytha 10 1860 Louisiana
Augusta 8 1862 Texas
2 residences away
John Jett 34 1836 Louisiana
Sarah J. 24 1846 Texas
Mary 11 1859 Texas
(note: Mary Jett last entry on page 4 and last of the transcription in Ancestry. Did page 5 (not found) give the names of the two young children who were murdered in 1874?)
Other-Begin:
mentioned in article
An Outrage and Triple Murde
from Galveston News 8 Apr 1874
Murder of John Jett's wife and 2 children
John Lyons, a neighbor, was approached by John Jett's daughter for help. John Lyons and two other men apprehended murderer.
John married Amanda F. Stanton on 6 Sep 1827 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Amanda was born on 22 Feb 1812 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died on 28 Jan 1904 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Graceland Orange Grove Cem, Lake Charles, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. Adelia Lyons
was born on 26 Aug 1829 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana; died on 1 Feb 1910 in Orange Co, Texas.
- 3. Albert Lyons
was born in 1849 in Louisiana; died after 1870 in of, Orange Co, Texas.
- 4. Elbana Lyons
was born in 1850 in Louisiana; died after 1870 in of, Orange Co, Texas.
- 5. Mary Lyons
was born in 1856 in Louisiana; died after 1870 in of, Orange Co, Texas.
- 6. Lebytha Lyons
was born in 1860 in Louisiana; died after 1870 in of, Orange Co, Texas.
- 7. Augusta Lyons
was born in 1862 in Orange Co, Texas; died after 1870 in of, Orange Co, Texas.
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